Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Somalia
Somalia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 11,000 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Somalia, 1990–2022
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 11,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Somalia peaked at 15,000 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,900, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 58th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,590 | 1,900 | 8,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,830 | 9,300 | 15,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,500 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 210,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 216,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 201,812 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 216,347 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Somalia?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Somalia was 11,000 in 2022, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,000 in 2007.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,900 in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Somalia ranks 58th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.